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MINNEAPOLIS — Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon has said it after bad starts and brilliant ones alike. It’s not a scolding, but so much a reminder — don’t place too much emphasis on the most recent start for Taijuan Walker. At the tender age of 22 and in his first full season in the big leagues, Walker is far from a finished product. And because of that, he could have a clunker one week and pitching brilliance the next. And this season, Walker’s has had stretches both.

MONTESANO — The turf project at Montesano High School’s Jack Rottle Field is one step closer to being completed and one step closer to being fully funded, according to Montesano School District Superintendent Dan Winter.

LAKE QUINAULT — The wind may not have cooperated on Wednesday during the Hobie 16 Youth North American Championships at Lake Quinault, but that lack of even a stiff breeze didn’t keep Ben Brown and his crew Casey Larson from repeating as champions.

SEATTLE — As a kid growing up in Seattle and going to countless games at Safeco Field, Jake Lamb dreamed of being a hero in a variety of situations, like driving in a game-winning run in extra innings. His memories of Ken Griffey Jr. and Jay Buhner playing that hero are embedded in his mind.

Besides swapping out injured goalkeeper Stefan Frei for healthy backup Troy Perkins, the Sounders lineup for Saturday’s match against the Chicago Fire was unchanged from the one that topped D.C. the weekend before.

CINCINNATI — The Mariners’ early struggles couldn’t stop the smiles and hugs and conversations with opponents and old friends. That part wasn’t ruined. But for Seattle’s three representatives at the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the disappointment punctuated by Sunday’s embarrassing, error-filled 10-3 loss still lingered Monday at Great American Ballpark.

CINCINNATI — Ned Yost always has been a little different when it comes to his day-to-day managerial decisions. When the book and all baseball logic scream for an obvious move to be made, the Kansas City Royals manager isn’t afraid to do the opposite.